Quantitative phylogenetic assessment of microbial communities in diverse environments

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Quantitative phylogenetic assessment of microbial communities in diverse environments. / von Mering, C; Hugenholtz, P; Raes, J; Tringe, S G; Doerks, T; Jensen, L J; Ward, N; Bork, P.

In: Science (New York, N.Y.), Vol. 315, No. 5815, 2007, p. 1126-30.

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von Mering, C, Hugenholtz, P, Raes, J, Tringe, SG, Doerks, T, Jensen, LJ, Ward, N & Bork, P 2007, 'Quantitative phylogenetic assessment of microbial communities in diverse environments', Science (New York, N.Y.), vol. 315, no. 5815, pp. 1126-30. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1133420

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von Mering, C., Hugenholtz, P., Raes, J., Tringe, S. G., Doerks, T., Jensen, L. J., Ward, N., & Bork, P. (2007). Quantitative phylogenetic assessment of microbial communities in diverse environments. Science (New York, N.Y.), 315(5815), 1126-30. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1133420

Vancouver

von Mering C, Hugenholtz P, Raes J, Tringe SG, Doerks T, Jensen LJ et al. Quantitative phylogenetic assessment of microbial communities in diverse environments. Science (New York, N.Y.). 2007;315(5815):1126-30. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1133420

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von Mering, C ; Hugenholtz, P ; Raes, J ; Tringe, S G ; Doerks, T ; Jensen, L J ; Ward, N ; Bork, P. / Quantitative phylogenetic assessment of microbial communities in diverse environments. In: Science (New York, N.Y.). 2007 ; Vol. 315, No. 5815. pp. 1126-30.

Bibtex

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